Oh the Pretty Things

Heaven scent

Lots of people recommend buying a new perfume for your wedding, so you'll always have a delicious scent to remind you of the day. Seems like a good plan to me. And I think I found my number one contender so far in Selfridges recently. Laura Mercier Creme de Pistache is just mmmmmmmmmmm. Sweet, creamy and nutty with a hint of spice. It smells good enough to eat. And with a whole range of products in the scent I can really make a wedding morning ritual of layering the yumminess. Hand cream, body scrub, honey bath, body souffle (delicious words!) and perfume. I could be in the bathroom for hours!

L.O.V.E.

Ooh, look at my new LOVE letters from Nordic House. Really pleased with them. Another purchase that we can use for both wedding and house. I'm thinking end of the aisle and wall in the kitchen. It's positively killing two birds with one stone!

Dreaming of a Temperley dress

So it's a little, well, a lot, out of my budget, but a girl can daydream right? And this is a very special daydream of a dress. The embroidered lace! The subtle silver crystals! The buttons on the sleeves! The puddle train! So romantic. Be still my beating heart.

Temperley London dress, £4,900 at Net a Porter

The front runners - no.2

                                                                Frisson by Cymbeline 

Oh the floaty loveliness. This is my other favourite at the mo. It brought a lil' tear to my eye when I saw it on the catwalk at the National Wedding Show. The chiffon, lace tiers and v back just make me go all mushy. I think all the the floatiness makes it quite relaxed for a wedding dress too, which could make it just right for our garden wedding...

The front runners - No.1

I haven't tried on a wedding dress yet. Four months into the wedding planning, that might seem a little odd. I must admit I've been putting it off. The main reason? I'm planning to lose a couple of stone before W day. But the other is that I've gone all rabbit in the headlights and stalled because I just don't know if I'll find anything I really like. Or if the dresses I do take a shine to will suit my body shape. Major PANIC.

But I start this Thursday, with 8 appointments planned over one week. I'm going to brave my wedding frock fears and find something beautiful. Oh yes I am.

From all the wedding blog and magazine browsing I've done over the last few months, two dresses have really stood out for me (well two dresses within my budget, I seem to have expensive taste in wedding dresses, oops). First up is this vintage French lace gown by Charlotte Balbier. The lace on the shoulders, the deep v front and back and the incredible fishtail skirt. It just has showstopper written all over it. Swoon.

Tabitha by Charlotte Balbier

Oh, and while we're on the subject of Charlotte Balbier, I'm rather keen on her Garbo dress too. I do like a frock with a sleeve...

Garbo by Charlotte Balbier

Another Don't Tell the Bride marathon...

... another wedding detail made in front of the telly (I do go out sometimes, honest). This time it's the table names, which we've done in the same style as our Save the Dates. We just found some (free) cutesy images of birds, cupcakes, teacups and rings on the iStock photo website, and chose a couple of pretty fonts. I do love a good font.